AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS & WRITERS FOR PEACE
soldier's farewell by Eric Beach
[Above] Photo of Eric Beach by photographer unknown, year unknown.
Eric Beach
About the Poet Eric Beach
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Eric Beach is a well-known Australian poet, playwright and community writer. He lives in Victoria, but has spent many years in Tasmania. Of his origins he says, 'I didn't come to Australia, I just left New Zealand.' Eric Beach has been included in every anthology published by major literary magazines in Australia. Eric Beach has been described as one of Australia's most unusual and accessible poets. His work has been performed all over the country, a the Pram Factory and the Opera House, on trams and ferries, sung in jazz festivals, and writ large on billboards in railway stations. He has published three previous collections of poetry: Saint Kilda Meets Hugo Ball (Gargoyles Press), In Occupied Territory (The Saturday Centre) and A Photo of Some People in a Football Stadium (Overland). He performs frequently at workshops, readings and public events around the country. Despite his success with audiences, Eric Beach has been included in every anthology published by major literary magazines in Australia. |
[Above] Photo of Eric Beach by photographer unknown, year unknown.
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